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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Adobe Lightroom Q&A => Topic started by: Xeris on March 10, 2007, 01:17:14 pm

Title: Library creation question
Post by: Xeris on March 10, 2007, 01:17:14 pm

I am looking for a way to create my libraries (databases?) and place them on a drive other than my Windows boot drive (C:). I have tried holding down the Alt key when starting Lightroom but I get a "Lightroom Properties" dialog panel that as far as I can tell has no option to create libraries.

I have also tried holding down the Ctrl and Shift keys as well as many combinations of those 3 keys as I can think of and I still never get to a dialog to create new database.

Can someone please explain the process I need to follow to create the new databases on another drive like I am as dumb as a bag of hammers?

I am running XP Pro with Service Pack 2 and all current updates.

Title: Library creation question
Post by: john beardsworth on March 10, 2007, 01:47:52 pm

You're probably hitting Alt too early. Click the icon, and press Alt immediately afterwards.

Alternatively, go into Preferences, General tab, and When starting up use this library - change to Prompt me.

You can also move the library in Explorer - just cut and paste. Then double click the lrdb file to start LR.

John

Title: Library creation question
Post by: Xeris on March 10, 2007, 11:01:21 pm

Thank you!